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[[File:Darlington College Exterior.jpg|thumb|Darlington College Exterior]]
'''Darlington College''' is a [[further education]] college in [[Darlington]], [[County Durham]], England. The college is located at a new campus in Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from [[Darlington Borough Council]] and [[Tees Valley Regeneration]] the college was built by [[Shepard Construction]], starting in 2004. It was opened in September 2006 and officially opened by then-[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] on 22 December 2006. The college had previously been located at Cleveland Avenue, Darlington using the name '''Darlington College of Technology'''..

[[File:Darlington_College_Central_Point.jpg|thumb|Darlington College Central Point]]

'''Darlington College''' is a [[further education]] college in [[Darlington]], [[County Durham]], England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from [[Darlington Borough Council]] and [[Tees Valley Regeneration]] the college building was constructed by [[Shepherd Building Group|Shepherd Construction]], starting in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|first=Olivia|last=Richwald|title=Fast forward into the future as college building takes shape|date=16 August 2005|newspaper=Durham County Publications|quote=This time next year, the new £34.5m Darlington College will be unveiled as the first landmark building on the Central Park development site at the heart of the town. ... The 75-acre site is being developed by Tees Valley Regeneration, in conjunction with Darlington Borough Council and Shepherd Construction...}}</ref>
Founded in 1897, it assumed its present form in September 2006 and was officially opened by the then-[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Tony Blair]], on 22 December 2006.<ref name="BBC:BACOC">{{cite web |title=Blair at college opening ceremony |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6201735.stm |date=21 December 2006 |work=BBC News}}</ref>


== Teaching ==
== Teaching ==

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The college offers a range of vocational courses, and the new University Centre unites the further and higher education of Darlington College with that of [[Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College]] and the [[University of Teesside]].
The college offers a wide range of vocational courses from Hair and Beauty to Construction Services.
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The University Centre unites the further and higher education of Darlington College with that of [[Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College]] and the [[University of Teesside]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.darlington.ac.uk/adults/why-choose-darlington-college|title=Why Choose Darlington College?|access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>


== College facilities ==
== College facilities ==
Darlington College offers a learning and training environment which includes:
* A centre for 14 – 19 year old students
* A higher education centre
* Business training facilities
* Sports facilities
* A media design centre
* Restaurant and food court
* Hair and beauty salons
* Weather and meteorology.


Darlington College offers a learning and training environment which includes: a university centre; 'business first' - bespoke training for employers; a well equipped computing and networking suite; sports facilities; media design centre; restaurant and food court; hair and Beauty salons. The restaurant and hair and beauty salons are open to the public.
Some of the college's facilities are open to the general public<!-- like what? hairdressing, beauty therapy, silver service restaurant, car maintenance ??? --> and there are good links with local bus and rail services.


==History as Technical College==
== History as Technical College ==
[[File:Darlington Technical College.JPG|thumb|Former premises]]
The college originated from Darlington Technical College, which opened in 1897. The first college was built by the Borough of Darlington next to North Lodge Park ‘to help continue the efficiency of manufacturing and commerce’.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darlington.ac.uk/index.asp?id=17&which=n926|title=Old College Locked Up|publisher=Darlington College|date=30 September 2006|id=Press Release No 926|accessdate=2009-11-19}}</ref>
[[File:Darlington Technical College sign over door.JPG|thumb|Former premises doorsign]]
The college was originally named "Darlington Technical College", which was constructed in 1897 designed by [[George Gordon Hoskins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Darlington+Technical+College&ID=DRE6605|title=Darlington, Northgate, Technical College|website=[[Durham County Council]]|access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref> It opened in October 1897.<ref>{{cite thesis |degree=MEd|last=Lucas|first=Michael|title=The growth of technical education in Darlington 1825–1915|publisher=[[Durham University]]|year=1967|url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/9712/1/9712_6505.PDF|access-date=25 September 2014}} page 215</ref>
It was built by the Borough of Darlington next to North Lodge Park "to help continue the efficiency of manufacturing and commerce".{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}


By the 1950s the college used 28 buildings around Darlington and in 1955 took over the Girls High School building in Cleveland Avenue. New blocks were opened in 1957, and between 1963 and 1972 further development concentrated education on a single site.
By the 1950s the college used 28 buildings around Darlington and in 1955 took over the Girls High School building in Cleveland Avenue. New blocks were opened in 1957, and between 1963 and 1972 further development concentrated education on a single site. [[Darlington College of Education]] was also part of the institution's offerings, but closed in 1978. However, later associations with institutions of higher learning now provide for teacher training.


Darlington College of Technology re-branded in 2006 when it moved to its new site situated on Haughton Road. It became known as Darlington College, the name it still uses today.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://darlington.ac.uk/about/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Darlington College|language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 1973 the college was using the name Darlington College of Technology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Colleges&ID=DRE6005|title=Darlington, Technical College - photograph c.1973|publisher=Durham County Council|id=DR08007|accessdate=2009-11-19}}</ref> a name still in use in 2005.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/%28id%29/70122/%28as%29/130656_272968.pdf|title=Darlington College of Technology - inspection 4-8 April 2005|publisher=[[OFSTED]]|date=17 October 2006|accessdate=2009-11-19}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Luke Armstrong]], professional footballer who qualified as a personal trainer at the college<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Student, Luke Signs Contract for Middlesbrough Football Club|url=https://darlington.ac.uk/sports-student-luke-signs-contract-middlesbrough-football-club/|website=Darlington College}}</ref>
* [[John Sergeant (journalist)|John Sergeant]] trained as a journalist at Darlington College while reporting for the [[Liverpool Echo]], after he attended [[Magdalen College, Oxford]].
*[[Alex Cunningham]], Member of Parliament for [[Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency)|Stockton North]] (2010 -)<ref>{{cite web|title=Who's Who|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251497|website=ukwhoswho.com|accessdate=1 December 2021}}</ref>
* Jamie Naden (the slow witted fool) is currently attending the college.
*[[Carol Malia]], [[BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)|BBC Look North]] presenter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Lucy |title=Carol Malia on 20 years at Look North {{!}} Express North magazine |url=http://expressnorth.co.uk/making-the-news-carol-malia-celebrates-20-years-at-bbc-look-north/ |access-date=29 September 2018 |work=Express North |date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013113/http://expressnorth.co.uk/making-the-news-carol-malia-celebrates-20-years-at-bbc-look-north/ |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Pauline Murray]], lead singer of the band [[Penetration (band)|Penetration]]
*[[John Sergeant (journalist)|John Sergeant]], journalist and former Chief Political Correspondent for the [[BBC]]


== References ==
jamie nade - was once called a 'beast'
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==

* [http://www.darlington.ac.uk/ Darlington College web site]
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* {{Official website|http://www.darlington.ac.uk}}
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/130656 Ofsted reports].


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[[Category:Further education colleges in County Durham]]
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Darlington College
Address
Map
Central Park
Haughton Road

Darlington
,
County Durham
,
DL1 1DR

England
Information
TypeFurther education college
Department for Education URN130656 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalDavid Gartland
Age14+
Telephone01325 503050
Fax01325 503000
Websitehttp://www.darlington.ac.uk
Darlington College Exterior
Darlington College Central Point

Darlington College is a further education college in Darlington, County Durham, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Regeneration the college building was constructed by Shepherd Construction, starting in 2004.[1] Founded in 1897, it assumed its present form in September 2006 and was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 22 December 2006.[2]

Teaching

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The college offers a wide range of vocational courses from Hair and Beauty to Construction Services. The University Centre unites the further and higher education of Darlington College with that of Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and the University of Teesside.[3]

College facilities

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Darlington College offers a learning and training environment which includes: a university centre; 'business first' - bespoke training for employers; a well equipped computing and networking suite; sports facilities; media design centre; restaurant and food court; hair and Beauty salons. The restaurant and hair and beauty salons are open to the public.

History as Technical College

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Former premises
Former premises doorsign

The college was originally named "Darlington Technical College", which was constructed in 1897 designed by George Gordon Hoskins.[4] It opened in October 1897.[5] It was built by the Borough of Darlington next to North Lodge Park "to help continue the efficiency of manufacturing and commerce".[citation needed]

By the 1950s the college used 28 buildings around Darlington and in 1955 took over the Girls High School building in Cleveland Avenue. New blocks were opened in 1957, and between 1963 and 1972 further development concentrated education on a single site. Darlington College of Education was also part of the institution's offerings, but closed in 1978. However, later associations with institutions of higher learning now provide for teacher training.

Darlington College of Technology re-branded in 2006 when it moved to its new site situated on Haughton Road. It became known as Darlington College, the name it still uses today.[6]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Richwald, Olivia (16 August 2005). "Fast forward into the future as college building takes shape". Durham County Publications. This time next year, the new £34.5m Darlington College will be unveiled as the first landmark building on the Central Park development site at the heart of the town. ... The 75-acre site is being developed by Tees Valley Regeneration, in conjunction with Darlington Borough Council and Shepherd Construction...
  2. ^ "Blair at college opening ceremony". BBC News. 21 December 2006.
  3. ^ Why Choose Darlington College?, retrieved 29 October 2015
  4. ^ "Darlington, Northgate, Technical College". Durham County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ Lucas, Michael (1967). The growth of technical education in Darlington 1825–1915 (PDF) (MEd thesis). Durham University. Retrieved 25 September 2014. page 215
  6. ^ "About". Darlington College. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Sports Student, Luke Signs Contract for Middlesbrough Football Club". Darlington College.
  8. ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. ^ Richardson, Lucy (3 May 2017). "Carol Malia on 20 years at Look North | Express North magazine". Express North. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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